China's Supreme People's Court has issued a new explanation clarifying when a court should accept a civil complaint against an infringing registered trade mark
April 2008
Tobacco company Philip Morris is taking action against grey market cigarettes, filing a complaint at the International Trade Commission last month
April 2008
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit last month upheld summary judgment in a trade mark case that may have far-reaching implications for the doctrine of famous marks
April 2008
Weaker trade marks, such as those with a descriptive element, should benefit from a narrower scope of protection than highly distinctive marks, following a ruling in the UK last month
April 2008
This month Managing IP reveals the results of part two of the world's most detailed and authoritative survey of the IP market. Following five months' research, in this issue we list the leading firms in trade mark prosecution and contentious work in 65 jurisdictions
March 2008
The Community trade mark will soon mark its 12th anniversary. Since it was launched, the EU has seen many changes - and some of them pose challenges for the CTM system. James Nurton reports
March 2008
The internet has issued many challenges to traditional copyright law - not least in the area of fair use. Stephen Meyers reviews the leading US cases to explain where the courts have set the limits
March 2008
Although pharmaceutical patents dominate debates about innovation in India, government and industry are leading an IP overhaul in many other areas, says Peter Ollier
April 2008
ICANN is planning to introduce new domains containing only non-English characters. This is what it means for IP owners and their domain name portfolios
April 2008
The EPO is the latest patent office to sign up to a patent prosecution highway. But do these schemes offer more advantages to applicants or examiners? Emma Barraclough reports
April 2008
With elections for a new WIPO director-general slated for May, Eklavya Gupte talked to the candidates for the top job
March 2008
A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam - who received the world's first recorded patent in 1449
April 2008
Mistakes made in the patent drafting process can come back to haunt litigants in the court room. Martin Sulsky and Raj S Davé explain how to avoid common drafting errors
April 2008
Interview: As Microsoft's global vice-president of IP and licensing, Horacio Gutierrez plays an integral role in protecting the company's IP rights
April 2008
The EPO is the latest patent office to sign up to a patent prosecution highway. But do these schemes offer more advantages to applicants or examiners? Emma Barraclough reports
April 2008
A leading UK judge has called for a "one-stop patent shop" to cater to companies that do business across Europe, after finding a patent invalid just days after it was upheld by a court in the Netherlands
April 2008
Japan's IP High Court celebrates its third anniversary in April. Yoshikazu Iwase looks at how its decisions so far have affected IP owners
March 2008
ICANN is planning to introduce new domains containing only non-English characters. This is what it means for IP owners and their domain name portfolios
April 2008
“The potentially useful purposes of any new domains would be frustrated if these get filled predominantly with automated pay-per-click content,” a top WIPO official warned last week
1 March 2008
The internet has issued many challenges to traditional copyright law - not least in the area of fair use. Stephen Meyers reviews the leading US cases to explain where the courts have set the limits
March 2008
Domain name slamming is one of the latest internet scams. Nick Wood explains how IP owners can protect themselves from it
February 2008
China's Supreme People's Court has issued a new explanation clarifying when a court should accept a civil complaint against an infringing registered trade mark
April 2008
Mistakes made in the patent drafting process can come back to haunt litigants in the court room. Martin Sulsky and Raj S Davé explain how to avoid common drafting errors
April 2008
A leading UK judge has called for a "one-stop patent shop" to cater to companies that do business across Europe, after finding a patent invalid just days after it was upheld by a court in the Netherlands
April 2008
Brand owners in the UK have lost the battle to have the right to take private action against lookalike products, such as supermarket own brands
March 2008
Interview: As Microsoft's global vice-president of IP and licensing, Horacio Gutierrez plays an integral role in protecting the company's IP rights
April 2008
A court in Taipei has overturned a decision by the local IP office to grant compulsory licences to a Taiwanese company for five patents owned by Philips
April 2008
Thailand's new government has sent out mixed signals on whether it will continue with a controversial compulsory licence programme for pharmaceuticals
April 2008
Microsoft has promised to make it easier for rival businesses to make products that are interoperable with its own software
March 2008
The UK High Court has made its first declaration of non-essentiality (DONE) in a patent dispute between two telecoms companies
February 2008
Managing IP unveils the results of part three of the world's most detailed and authoritative survey of the IP market. Following five months' research, in this issue we list the leading firms for copyright work in 16 of the world's most important IP markets
April 2008
The UK is considering a new exception to copyright infringement for parody, pastiche and caricature. Darren Meale and Paul England explain what it will need to address
April 2008
Two recent German Supreme Court decisions have highlighted the differentiated approach required towards copyright levies on new media devices, says Fabian Niemann
March 2008
The internet has issued many challenges to traditional copyright law - not least in the area of fair use. Stephen Meyers reviews the leading US cases to explain where the courts have set the limits
March 2008